BARÇA'S NOTES AGAINST NAPOLI
Cancelo, Frenkie, Lamine... Barça's 1x1 in the draw against Napoli
Published:21/02/2024 - 23:01h
Updated:22/02/2024 - 03:41h
FC Barcelona tied against Napoli in Italy in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. Xavi Hernández's men seemed to have the win in their pocket, but a goal from Osimhen in the 75th minute left the tie completely open
The visit of the FC Barcelona to Naples saldó with a tie (1-1) that left a flavour agridulce for the Barcelona group. The Barça did more merits to win the party, but an error of Iñigo Martínez cost the so much of the tie of Víctor Osimhen to 15 minutes of the end. Pedri And Lewandowski were the best of a European night in which, again, the ones of Xavi Hernández left to escape the victory by a defensive distraction. Like this we saw to the culés in the gone of the eighth of final of the UEFA Champions League.
Ter Stegen: Viewer
The German did not have work in a first part in which the Naples not even tested with some finish diverted. Neither it took part too much in the complement, since it could not do at all in the so much of the converted tie by Osimhen. It was the only shot to door of the venues.
Koundé: Orderly
Koundé Went back to run unnecessary risks with some passes fallidos in exit, but in general lines fulfilled with his defensive work, very stopped to cut so much by low as in the aerial game with varied clear and important recoveries.
Araújo: Combativo
The 'charrúa' was impasable in the aerial game and anticipated in several occasions to Osimhen in the hand manually with the Nigerian. It gave the fright in the complement after a crash of heads with the '9' of the Naples, but could replace. After the entry of Gio Simeone had much more work.
Iñigo Martínez: Distinguished
The Basque had some imprecisions with the balloon in his feet. Well stopped to cancel to Matteo Politano and clear balloons in the area. However, had a grave error in the hand manually with Osimhen that cost the tie of the Napolés, leaving anticipate by the '9'. Iñigo demanded fault of the Nigerian, but finish admonished by the protest.
Joao Cancel: Turned off
No desbordó a lot by left, but fulfilled in the recovery and labeling by his zone. His more valuable contribution arrived in the minute 20 with an individual action in where, after arriving to background line, assisted to Lewandowski so that the Pole demanded the intervention of Meret with the feet.
Andreas Christensen: Sacrificed
The Danish goes feeling increasingly comfortable in the position of defensive pivote. It gave a hand to the central to clear some aerial balloons and compensated his slowness in the shrinking with a correct positioning to anticipate in the mark. After the 1-1 of the Naples saw the yellow by an impridente lacking on the recently ingresado Raspadori.
Frenkie Of Jong: Apercibido
Frenkie Had less depth that in previous parties, to a large extent by the yellow that the main judge showed him in the minute 16 by an entrance to destiempo on Gave Lorenzo. It did not run too many risks in exit and was very attentive to help to Cancel in the coverage by left.
Ílkay Gündogan: Exhausted
The German began the party enchufadísimo recovering several balloons and associating with Pedri. In the 22' tried it with a big finish from out of the area that demanded a flown spectacular of Meret to avoid the 0-1. Afterwards it went turning off and accused the physical wear of a party quite trabado. In the last of the party, brushed the goal of the victory with a finish crusader that left slightly diverted.
Pedri: Crack
It was the best of the Barça by far, administering the balloon to create danger by left. In the first part filtered a balloon to Lewandowski that the Pole could not take advantage of. In the minute 60 repeated the formula, this time finding the big resolution of the Pole to open the marker. Minutes afterwards demanded to Meret with a powerful finish of half distance that finish in corner.
Lamine Yamal: Imprecise
The extreme had the two clearer of the Barça in the beginning of the party, a resolved with a finish to the clouds and another cleared by Meret. His youth happened him bill in the wrong taking of several decisions and, in the complement, practically did not take part. Raphinha ingresó In his place to ten of the end.
Robert Lewandowski: In series
The Pole converted by fourth consecutive party taking advantage of a pass filtered of Pedri for, after a good twist and control, define of right by low, to the first stick of the arch defended by Meret. In the final stretch gave a hand in defence, when the Barça fell in an inexplicable lethargy after the tie of Osimhen. It was his first goal in Champions from the debut in front of the Amberes.
Raphinha: Missing
Ingresó By Lamine in the 80'. Practically it did not take part in the game.
Joao Félix: Testimonial
It replaced to Pedri in the 86', a late change that did not have effect any in the Barça. It tested with a centre by left to half height and some desborde that gave oxygen to the culés in the discount.
Oriol Romeu: Residual
Ingresó By Christensen in the 86' to give a hand to the exhausted Barcelona defence.